Firefighters spent almost eight hours bringing a field blaze in north Suffolk under control overnight.

Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service was called to land off Stuston Lane in Stuston, near Diss, shortly before 11pm on Tuesday.

East Anglian Daily Times: Firefighters spent almost eight hours tackling the blazeFirefighters spent almost eight hours tackling the blaze (Image: Chris Reynolds)

Crews from Diss, Halesworth, Stradbroke, Eye, Ixworth and Debenham fire stations attended the scene.

East Anglian Daily Times: The fire broke out in Stuston shortly before 11pmThe fire broke out in Stuston shortly before 11pm (Image: Chris Reynolds)

Pictures taken in the early hours of Wednesday showed a huge stack still ablaze.

A stop was called by the fire service at 6.38am, though one engine remains on the scene.